**VENUE CHANGE -- SUNDAY'S MATCH AGAINST LOUISIANA TECH NOW LOCATED AT YOCKEY BERNARD FIELD**

LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Nine days removed from the season kickoff against Southern Miss, the Nicholls State University women's soccer program (0-1, 0-0 SLC) returns to action in the team's first full weekend slate in over 15 months (October 2019), initially opening Southland play at in-state opponent McNeese (0-1, 0-0 SLC) on Friday, Feb. 12 (3 p.m. start) before quickly heading home to continue non-conference competition against Louisiana Tech (4-2, 0-0 C-USA) on Sunday, Feb. 14 (1 p.m. start).

Currently, the Colonels have their sights set on a fast recovery after narrowly dropping the opener to the Golden Eagles this past Wednesday, especially with a chance to earn the program's first league victory in just over two years (2-0 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 10/14/18).

WHAT: Nicholls at McNeese
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 12 | 3 p.m.
WHERE: Lake Charles Power Center | Lake Charles, La.
MEDIA: Live Stats

WHAT: Nicholls vs. Louisiana Tech
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 14 | 1 p.m.
WHERE: Yockey Bernard Field | Thibodaux, La.
MEDIA: Live Stats

COMPLETE PROGRAM BREAKDOWN
Roster | Schedule | Quick Facts
 

• Alexsis Cable enters her first season leading the Colonels after taking over as the interim head coach this past November, and currently sports a 0-1 (0-0) overall record with the Red & Gray.
• The team boasts six seniors: F Shauni Reid, MF Shaun Breaux, MF Hannah Bodron, D Kelsey VanSickle, MF Cato Hom and D Paola Tejeda.
• This year's roster is highlighted by 19 newcomers, as juniors Rami Mitchell (Louisiana College) and Kajol Prasad (Blinn College) along with sophomores Ester Hardardottir (Georgia Southern) and Madison McReynolds (University of British Columbia) joined the program as transfers while freshmen Reagan Carter, Lulu Vazquez, Valeria Vargas Leon, Caitlin Green, Kristy Castelan, Kyla Manning, Grace Tarantino, Koryn Barrett, Kelsie Gulczynski, Leila Anderson, Mallory McReynolds, Gabrielle Champagne, Katelyn Bonifacio, Gianna Mitchell and Junel Quintero signed on directly from high school.
• This season's depth chart features 15 players out of Texas, nine from across the state of Louisiana, a pair of sisters from Virginia and one from each of the following: Florida, Germany, Iceland, Australia and The Netherlands.
• The Colonels were projected to finish 12th in the Southland Conference, per the league's preseason poll.
• Nicholls returns four of last season's 10 primary starters, including seniors MF Hannah Bodron and MF Shaun Breaux along with sophomores MF Tabea Czech and D Karina Gonzalez.

UP NEXT
After wrapping up the first full weekend of play since October 2019, the Red & Gray dive headlong into the body of their league schedule, closing out next week with back-to-back matches against Stephen F. Austin (Friday, Feb. 19) and Sam Houston (Sunday, Feb. 21) at the Nicholls Soccer Complex.

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